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Sicilian, Closed




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Opening name: Sicilian, Closed
Opening line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6
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Winning percentages

White: 832 (31.66%)
Black: 906 (34.47%)
Draws: 890 (33.87%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 44
Score: +0.35
Best Move: Nf3
PV Line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6

Historical games for Sicilian, Closed

GameResultYear
Carlsen, M. (2847) vs Aronian, L. (2782)1/2-1/22021
Caruana, F. (2807) vs Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751)0-12017
Aronian, L. (2784) vs Grischuk, A. (2752)0-12016
Carlsen, Magnus (2826) vs Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2697)1-02010
Grischuk, A. (2767) vs Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751)1/2-1/22018
Morozevich, Alexander (2787) vs Sasikiran, Krishnan (2694)1-02008
Caruana, F. (2802) vs Hou Yifan (2652)1/2-1/22017
Anton Guijarro, David (2703) vs Svidler, Peter (2723)1/2-1/22020
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2706) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2717)0-12013
Dubov, Daniil (2703) vs Artemiev, V. (2706)0-12018
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